Elective: German Language and Culture

Brief description

Basic knowledge of Austrian Language is delivered:

to greet, to ask and understand simple questions,
to talk about him/herself, about what he/she does in his/her spare time and professionally,
to talk about his/her family,
to make appointments, to say and
understand numbers and time,
to understand, when people talk about their daily routine or about what they did the day before.

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Classroom teaching, Lecture, group works in class, various exercises to develop various skills (from receptive to productive skills), station learning/learning circle, TPR (= total physical response).

Assessment methods and criteria

1. Attendance is registered in accordance with the attendance list generated by the CIS. If previously excused, substantiated and exceptional absence (e.g. due to clashes with another course, where an examination must be taken) is accepted.
2. Participation: requires an active participation in the classroom, questions of any kind (grammar, geography, vocabulary ...) even beyond the course contents are expressly welcome.
3. Homework: is given after each class in the form of in-depth grammar exercises and one writing assignment. The delivery of home assignments is obligatory; the return of the corrected tasks takes place at the beginning of the next course.
4. Final test Grading: Attendance and participation (max. 50 point) Homework (max. 25 points) Final test (max. 25 points)

Prerequisites and co-requisites

None

Infos

Degree programme

European Economy and Business Management (English)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

1.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2023

Semester

3 WS

Incoming

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course (beginner level), students can:

understand easy everyday conversations in Austrian language
communicate actively in easy everyday conversations in Austrian language
understand main aspects and key elements of Austrian culture and compare these elements with key elements of the culture they have grown up with

Course code

1389-20-01-VZ-DE-35a

Elective: German Language and Culture